Papers, 1660-1982.

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Papers, 1660-1982.

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Letters, deeds, portraits, articles, facsimiles, clippings, illustrations, pamphlets, photographs and other papers. Letters (1668-1704) by Penn are addressed to American Friends (through Samuel Carpenter); John Evans; George Fox (fragment); Jan Claus, Pieter Hendricks and other Friends in the Netherlands including Isaac and Gertrude Jacobs; Indians [of Pa.]; Thomas Lloyd; James Logan; Isaac Penington; and Elizabeth, Princess Palatine of Rhine (1618-1680); letters chiefly discuss religious matters, also death of Thomas Loe, Titus Oates and the Popish Plot, Pennsylvania colonial affairs; includes deeds (1681-1684) written or signed by Penn; biographical or historical material on the life of Penn including portraits, articles, facsimiles, clippings, illustrations, pamphlets and other papers; photographs of Penn's works used in "William Penn's published writings, 1660-1726: an interpretive biography" by Edwin B. Bronner and David Fraser, [Phila.]: U. of Pennsylvania Press, 1986.

ca. 300 items (6 boxes)

Haverford College Library

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Fox, George, 1624-1691

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George Fox (July 1624 – 13 January 1691) was an English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and war. He rebelled against the religious and political authorities by proposing an unusual, uncompromising approach to the Christian faith. He travelled throughout Britain as a dissenting preacher, performing hundreds of healings, and often being persecuted by ...

Claus, Jan

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Penn, William, 1644-1718

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The British colony of Pennsylvania was given to William Penn (1644-1718) in 1681 by Charles II of England in repayment of a debt owed his father, Sir Admiral William Penn (1621-1670). Under Penn's directive, Pennsylvania was settled by Quakers escaping religious torment in England and other European nations. Three generations of Penn descendents held proprietorship of the colony until the American Revolution, when the family was stripped of all but its privately held shares of land...

Loe, Thomas, 1632?-1668

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Jacobs, Isaac, 1741-1815

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Fraser, David, 1953-

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Hendricks, Pieter, fl. 1661-1689.

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Logan, James, 1674-1751

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James Logan, colonial statesman and scholar, became William Penn's secretary and emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1699. Logan was later appointed Penn's financial agent in the colony and adviser for his descendants. During the next forty years, he held various positions in the colonial government including secretary of the province, clerk of the Provincial Council, and numerous other executive and judicial posts. Logan also amassed a fortune in land investment and in trade with the Indians. He was ...

Carpenter, Samuel, 1649-1714

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Epithet: Barrister British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000986.0x0001ee ...

Lloyd, Thomas, 1640-1694

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Thomas Lloyd was colonial governor of Pennsylvania. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1684. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886176 ...

Bronner, Edwin B., 1920-

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Edwin Bronner is a Quaker historian who, as a conscientious objector, served in CPS camps. Philip Parrish was the editor of The Oregonian. From the description of Correspondence, 1946 May 17-23 : Lapine and Portland, Ore. with Philip H. Parrish. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 45146406 Edwin Bronner was Chair of the Executive Committee of the American Section of the 1967 Friends World Conference Planning Committee; he was also Vice-Chair of Friends World Com...

Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679

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Jacobs, Gertrude.

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Elizabeth, countess palatine, abbess of Herford, 1618-1680.

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Oates, Titus, 1649-1705

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Evans, John, 1678-approximately 1730

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